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Grade 8 US Government
Checks and balances help to...
  1. elect better presidents.
  2. pass laws more quickly.
  3. pay members of Congress.
  4. control the use of power.
Grade 8 Early National Era
Who was the president who made the Louisiana Purchase?
  1. George Washington
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. John Adams
Grade 8 Exploration
Who was the first explorer to attempt to circumnavigate the globe?
  1. Hernando de Soto
  2. Curious George
  3. Vasco da Gama
  4. Ferdinand Magellan
Grade 8 Early National Era
The Louisiana territory was purchased from which country?
  1. Italy
  2. Spain
  3. France
  4. England
Grade 8 Civil War
The Republican Party was founded in part due to the failure of which compromise meant to avert a civil war?
  1. Missouri Compromise
  2. Kansas Nebraska Act
  3. Compromise of 1850
  4. Grand Compromise
Grade 8 Early National Era
The Louisiana Purchase took place in what year?
  1. 1800
  2. 1803
  3. 1812
  4. 1835
Grade 8 Early National Era
Which French leader sold the Louisiana territory?
  1. Louis XVI
  2. Charles X
  3. Napoleon I
  4. Louis Napoleon
Grade 8 Exploration
Who was the French explorer that explored the St. Lawrence region of Canada?
  1. Jacques Cartier
  2. Giovanni Verrazano
  3. Henando de Soto
  4. Samuel de Champlain
Grade 8 Great Depression
Who was the president at the beginning of the Great Depression?
  1. Calvin Coolidge
  2. Herbert Hoover
  3. Franklin Roosevelt
  4. Woodrow Wilson
Grade 8 Map Components
Someone who makes maps is a
  1. cartographer.
  2. geologist.
  3. anthropologist.
Grade 8 Asian Geography
Hong Kong is located at the mouth of which river?
  1. Pearl
  2. Yellow
  3. Mekong
  4. Yangtze
Grade 8 US History
Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for making and passing laws?
  1. Executive branch
  2. Judicial branch
  3. Legislative branch
  4. Administrative branch
Grade 8 Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began in which country?
  1. Germany
  2. England
  3. Spain
  4. Italy
Grade 8 US History
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press, among other rights?
  1. First Amendment
  2. Second Amendment
  3. Fourth Amendment
  4. Tenth Amendment
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